In a New York Times report, four women discussed the music moguls violent sexual behavior.

In a new report from the New York Times, four women say that Russell Simmons engaged in a pattern of violent sexual behavior; three of the women say that Simmons raped them, in incidents stemming back to 1984.

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Drew Dixon, a former Def Jam executive, said that Simmons repeatedly sexually harassed her and raped her in his Manhattan apartment. She quit her job at Def Jam shortly after. Tina Baker, a performer, said that Simmons raped her in the early '90s when he was managing her. Toni Sallie, a music journalist who met Simmons on assignment and briefly dated him, told The New York Times, that he invited her to a party at his apartment. When she arrived, Simmons was alone. "He pushed me on the bed and jumped on top of me, and physically attacked me,” she said.

I have re-dedicated myself to spiritual learning, healing and working on behalf of the communities to which I have devoted my life. I have accepted that I can and should get dirt on my sleeves if it means witnessing the birth of a new consciousness about women.

What I will not accept is responsibility for what I have not done. I have conducted my life with a message of peace and love. Although I have been candid about how I have lived in books and interviews detailing my flaws, I will relentlessly fight against any untruthful character assassination that paints me as a man of violence.

A representative for Russell Simmons was not immediately available for comment.